Abstract:Silent-center syllables are defined as CVC syllables in which the vowel nucleus is attenuated to silence, leaving three or four pitch periods of consonant transition at either edge of the syllable. Previous studies [W. Strange, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 2135–2153 (1989)] have shown that subjects are able to identify vowels in silent-center (SC) syllables with nearly the same accuracy as for full syllables. These results have been used to support the theory of dynamic specification, where vowels are conceived of … Show more
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